,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4    
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4   
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4
 ,butl]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,durb91 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1   
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4
 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 
,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,smi?1    
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & ,mr4 ,wyd57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to effectively /aff !       
high-ne$ public elem5t>y s*ools &       
second>y s*ools ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )     
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,s*ool        
,c\nsel+ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,"o 9 #e *ildr5 ages
 #ac ?r\gh #ah has1 or w h1 a s]i\s     
m5tal illness4  7#b7 #aa p]c5t ( y\? h a
 mood disord]1 #aj p]c5t ( y\? h a      

behavior or conduct disord]1 & #h p]c5t 
( y\? h an anxiety disord]4  7#c7 #ej   
p]c5t ( all lifetime cases ( m5tal      
illness beg9 by age #ad4 #cg p]c5t (    
/ud5ts ) a m5tal heal? condition age #ad
 & old] drop out ( s*ool1 :i* is !      
highe/ s*ool drop\t rate ( any          
disability gr\p4  7#d7 #gj p]c5t ( y\? 9
 ,/ate & local juv5ile sy/ems h a m5tal 
illness4  7#e7 ,y\? ) access to m5tal   
heal? s]vices 9 s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t]s  
are #aj times m likely to seek c>e =    
m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse ?an y\?   
)\t access4  7#f7 ,! lead+ c\nsel+1     
guidance1 & m5tal heal? organizations1  
includ+ ! ,am]ican ,s*ool ,c\nselor     
,association1 ! ,national ,association (
 ,s*ool ,psy*ologi/s1 ! ,national       
,association ( ,social ,work]s1 & !     
,s*ool ,social ,"w ,association (       
,am]ica1 recomm5d t s*ools ma9ta9-- 7,a7
 a maximum /ud5t to s*ool c\nselor ratio
 ( #bej to #a2  7,b7 a maximum /ud5t to 
s*ool psy*ologi/ ratio ( #ejj to #a2 &  
7,c7 a maximum /ud5t to s*ool social    

work] ratio ( #bej to #a4  #c4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea    
,def9itions ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1     
local educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1
 ,/ate1 & ,/ate educational ag5cy h !   
mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7      
,high-ne$ s*ool ,! t]m high-ne$ s*ool   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#bbaa7;b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ffca7;b774  7#c7 ,outly+ area ,! t]m   
outly+ area means an outly+ area        
specifi$ 9 section #haja7cf77;,a7 ( !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7cf77;,a774   
7#d7 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices    
provid] ,! t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?   
s]vices provid] includes a ,/ate-ic5s$  
or ,/ate c]tifi$ s*ool c\nselor1 s*ool  
psy*ologi/1 s*ool social work]1         
community-bas$ m5tal heal? provid]      
organization1 or o!r ,/ate lic5s$ or    
c]tifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional qualifi$

 "u ,/ate law to provide m5tal heal?    
s]vices to *ildr5 & adolesc5ts4  7#e7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,education4  #d4 ,grants &  
subgrants to increase access to         
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s 
at high-ne$ s*ools  7a7 ,res]vations &  
grants  7#a7 ,res]vations ,f ! total    
am\nt made available "u section #e = a  
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all res]ve--   
7,a7 "o-half ( #a p]c5t = ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior = ! activities describ$ 9    
subsection 7e77#a7 9 s*ools op]at$ or   
fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,education2
  7,b7 "o-half ( #a p]c5t = allotm5ts = 
! outly+ areas to be di/ribut$ among !  
outly+ areas on ! basis ( _! relative   
ne$ = assi/ance 9 c>ry+ out ! activities
 describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#a71 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,c7 n m ?an 
#b p]c5t = ! adm9i/ration ( ?is ,act1 & 
to provide te*nical assi/ance relat+ to 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,f ! total am\nt made available "u      
section #e = a fiscal ye> & rema9+ aft] 

funds are res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is 
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants
 to ,/ates 9 accordance ) subp>agraph   
7,b7 to enable ! ,/ates to aw>d         
subgrants to local educational ag5cies 9
 ord] to increase access to s*ool-bas$  
m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s at high-ne$
 s*ools s]v$ by ! local educational     
ag5cies4  7,b7 ,=mula ,subject to       
subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d 
a grant to ea* ,/ate ) an approv$       
application "u subsection 7d7 9 an am\nt
 t be>s ! same relation%ip to ! rema9+  
am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 z !   
am\nt su* ,/ate receiv$ "u "p ,a ( title
 ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et   
seq471 z det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! mo/     
rec5t fiscal ye> = :i* data are         
available1 be>s to ! am\nt receiv$ "u   
su* "p 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 by 
all ,/ates ) su* an approv$ application1
 z s det]m9$4  7,c7 ,small /ate m9imum  
,no ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u ?is        
p>agraph %all receive less ?an "o-half (

 #a p]c5t ( ! total grant am\nt aw>d$ "u
 ?is p>agraph4  7b7 ,duration ,an       
allotm5t aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = 
a #e-ye> p]iod & may be r5ew$ =         
additional #e-ye> p]iods ^u a %[+ (     
adequate progress on meet+ ! goals ( !  
allotm5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7
 ,mat*+ requirem5ts ,9 ord] to receive a
 grant "u ?is ,act1 a ,/ate %all agree  
to provide mat*+ funds1 9 an am\nt equal
 to #bj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! grant am\nt1
 t[>d ! co/s ( ! activities c>ri$ out "u
 ! grant4  7d7 ,application ,= any ,/ate
 desir+ to receive a grant "u ?is ,act1 
! ,/ate educational ag5cy %all submit an
 application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4 ,ea* application %all include1 
at a m9imum-- 7#a7 an assurance t !     
,/ate w use ! allotm5t only = !         
activities describ$ 9 subsection        
7e77#a72  7#b7 a description ( h[ !     
,/ate w aw>d subgrants to local         
educational ag5cies "u subsection 7e72  
7#c7 a description ( h[ ! ,/ate w       

dissem9ate1 9 a timely mann]1 in=mation 
reg>d+ ! subgrants & ! application      
process = su* subgrants to local        
educational ag5cies2 &  7#d7 ! ratios1 z
 ( ! date ( application1 ( /ud5ts to    
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s 
9 ea* public elem5t>y s*ool & second>y  
s*ool 9 ! ,/ate1 9 ! aggregate &        
disaggregat$ to include-- 7,a7 ! ratios 
( /ud5ts to s*ool c\nselors1 s*ool      
psy*ologi/s1 & s*ool social work]s2 &   
7,b7 z applicable1 ! ratios ( /ud5ts to 
o!r s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices      
provid]s n describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
9 ! aggregate & disaggregat$ by type (  
provid]4  7e7 ,subgrants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u ?is ,act    
%all use su* grant to aw>d subgrants1 on
 a competitive basis1 to local          
educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate1 to enable
 ! local educational ag5cies to-- 7,a7  
recruit & reta9 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?  
s]vices provid]s or contract ) community
 m5tal heal? c5t]s to "w at high-ne$    
s*ools s]v$ by ! local educational      

ag5cy2 &  7,b7 "w t[>d effectively /aff+
 ! high-ne$ s*ools s]v$ by ! local      
educational ag5cy ) s*ool-bas$ m5tal    
heal? s]vices provid]s1 includ+ by meet+
 ! recomm5d$ maximum ratios (-- 7i7 #bej
 /ud5ts p] s*ool c\nselor2  7ii7 #ejj   
/ud5ts p] s*ool psy*ologi/2 &  7iii7    
#bej /ud5ts p] s*ool social work]4  7#b7
 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ subgrants "u ?is    
subsection1 a ,/ate %all give priority  
to local educational ag5cies t s]ve a   
significant numb] ( high-ne$ s*ools4    
7#c7 ,application ,a local educational  
ag5cy desir+ a subgrant "u ?is          
subsection %all submit an application to
 ! applicable ,/ate at su* "t1 9 su*    
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate
 may require1 includ+ in=mation on h[ ! 
local educational ag5cy w prioritize    
assi/+ high-ne$ s*ools ) ! l>ge/ numb]s 
or p]c5tages ( /ud5ts f l[-income       
families4  7f7 ,allotm5t & subgrant     
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant
 ,am\nts provid$ z a grant to a ,/ate or
 z a subgrant to a local educational    

ag5cy "u ?is section %all supplem5t1 & n
 supplant1 any o!r funds available to   
su* ,/ate or local educational ag5cy =  
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices4  7#b7   
,comb9+ funds all[$ ,a ,/ate receiv+ a  
grant "u ?is section may comb9e funds   
made available "u ?is section ) ,/ate or
 local funds to c>ry out ! activities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#a74  7g7     
,reports  7#a7 ,local educational       
ag5cies ,a local educational ag5cy t    
receives a subgrant "u ?is section %all 
submit an annual report to ! ,/ate t    
aw>d$ su* subgrant on ! activities c>ri$
 out ) ! subgrant funds4 ,ea* su* report
 %all-- 7,a7 describe ! activities c>ri$
 out us+ subgrant funds2  7,b7 enum]ate 
! numb] ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices
 provid]s 79 ! aggregate & disaggregat$ 
by ea* type ( provid] li/$ 9 subsection 
7d77#d77 :o-- 7i7 7 employ$ by or       
o!rwise s]v$ 9 high-ne$ public elem5t>y 
& second>y s*ools "u ! jurisdiction ( ! 
local educational ag5cy = ! ye> cov]$ by
 ! report2 &  7ii7 7 support$ ) funds f 

! subgrant or mat*+ funds dur+ su* ye>2 
&  7,c7 include ! mo/ rec5t /ud5t to    
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]  
ratios li/$ 9 subsection 7d77#d7 = ea*  
high-ne$ s*ool "u ! jurisdiction ( !    
local educational ag5cy t 0 support$ ) !
 subgrant4  7#b7 ,/ate educational      
ag5cies ,a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u ?is 
section %all annually prep>e & submit a 
report to ! ,secret>y t-- 7,a7 evaluates
 ! progress made 9 a*iev+ ! recomm5d$   
maximum /ud5t to s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? 
s]vices provid] ratios describ$ 9       
subsection 7e77#a77;,b72  7,b7 includes 
! mo/ rec5t /ud5t to provid] ratios1 9 !
 aggregate & disaggregat$ z provid$ 9   
subsection 7d77#d71 = public elem5t>y   
s*ools & second>y s*ools 9 ! ,/ate t 7  
assi/$ ) su* allotm5t2 &  7,c7 describes
 any o!r res\rces ne$$ to meet !        
recomm5d$ maximum /ud5t to s*ool-bas$   
m5tal heal? s]vices provid] ratios      
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#a77;,b74     
7#c7 ,public availability ,! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7,a7 submit to ! ,committee on   

,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1
 ea* report receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 & 
7,b7 make su* reports available to !    
public1 includ+ ?r\gh ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t4  #e4 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act-- 7#a7 
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbe2 &    
7#b7 su* sums z may be necess>y = ea*   
succe$+ fiscal ye>4